Table 1.
Venoms from Viperidae species of Perú analyzed in the present study, and their localities.
| Speciesa | Common name | nb | District | Province | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bothrops atrox | jergón de la selva | 60 | Llata, Chaglia, Puerto Inca, Codo del Pozuzo | Humalíes, Pachitea, Puerto Inca | Huánuco |
| Bothrops barnetti | macanche | 20 | Quebrada Honda, Olmos | Talara, Lambayeque | Piura, Lambayeque |
| Bothrops bilineatus | loro machaco | 10 | Pichanaki, Vitoc, Chanchamayo | Chanchamayo | Junin |
| Bothrops taeniata (castelnaudi) | jergón de árbol | nd | Satipo | Jauja | Junin |
| Bothrops chloromelas | – | 8 | Huancabamba | Huancabamba | Piura |
| Bothrops oligolepis (peruvianus) | jergón negro | 8 | Satipo | Jauja | Junin |
| Bothrops pictus | jergón de la costa | 5 | Pachacamac | Lima | Lima |
| Bothrocophias andianus | jergona | 4 | Macchu Picchu | Urubamba | Cusco |
| Bothrocophias hyoprora | jergón shushupe | 10 | Puerto Pakuy, Imaza | Bagua | Amazonas |
| Bothrocophias microphtalmus | jergón pudridora | nd | Pichanaki | Chanchamayo | Junin |
| Bothriechis schlegelii | loro | 4 | Reserva de Tumbes | Zarumilla | Tumbes |
| Lachesis muta | shushupe | 10 | Alto Marañón, Nazareth, Pijuayal | Bagua, Condorcanqui | Amazonas |
a
Taxonomical nomenclature used in this work follows the proposal of Carrasco et al. (2016), which synonimizes Rhinocerophis, Bothropoides, and Bothriopsis with Bothrops, while maintaining Bothrocophias and assigning Bothrops andianus to that genus.
b
n: number of individuals in the venom pool; nd: not determined.